Uh, No, Establishment Clause Law Is Not a “Hot Mess”
This spring the Supreme Court will rule on the American Humanist Association’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a forty-foot Latin cross on public property in Bladensburg, Maryland, and conservatives are hoping that the court uses... Read More
Roe v. Wade Is under Threat: What Will We Do About It?
“Roe is going down,” declared Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The threat of a post-Roe world has been ever more real since... Read More
The Cross and American Militarism
As I read pundits commenting on the Bladensburg cross lawsuit (Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist Association, which will be argued before the Supreme Court tomorrow) I sometimes wonder if we’re looking... Read More
Conscious Communication: How to Make an Apology Matter
Even the wisest and most cautious individuals make mistakes from time to time. And when a mistake occurs and the perpetrator is made aware of it, often they’ll apologize. In an era of very high... Read More
Sorry, It’s Hard: Forgiveness in the #MeToo Era
Forgiveness as a social grace has been much discussed lately. With the #MeToo movement, men have worried what they could do, if anything, to be forgiven for past sexual transgressions. A cancelled show for an... Read More
Learning Right from Wrong: How to Teach the Bible in Public Schools
“Exposure to the Bible has an almost magical influence against crime and the moral/ethical slide of our youth and our nation,” wrote Dr. Robert L. Simonds in a 1996 article published by the Institute for... Read More
Humanist Dilemma: Should I Boycott Amazon?
Shop or Drop? A few years ago a friend reacted with horror when I told her I get everything I possibly can through Amazon. She told me the behemoth e-seller was destroying life as we... Read More